Category : 8000ers

Weekend Warm-up: The Denis Urubko Story

Ash Routen

23/03/2019

"I was eating something from the rubbish, I was sleeping on the street. And it broke me a lot." -- Denis Urubko Denis Urubko, enigma of t...

Himalayan Spring Roundup: Everest, Annapurna, Jannu

Angela Benavides

18/03/2019

8000ers Everest

While winter in the Karakorum ended this weekend, with the retreat of Alex Txikon and his team to Base Camp on K2, spring in the Himalay...

K2 Quest Ends: Txikon Back in Base Camp

Angela Benavides

17/03/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

As it often does, the wind ultimately decided success or failure in the mountains. Today, Alex Txikon, Pansang and Chappal Sherpa waited...

K2: One More Day to the Bottleneck, Two to the Summit

Angela Benavides

16/03/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers

Alex Txikon, Pasang Sherpa and Cheppal Sherpa have climbed up the Black Pyramid and currently huddle in a tent at 7,050m, about 200 mete...

Winter K2: A Two-Day Window for Climbers

Angela Benavides

15/03/2019

8000ers Winter 8000ers

"Camp 2 here, Camp 2 here, already in the tents at 6,600 metres," reported Alex Txikon earlier today on the radio. Seizing a break in the wi...

Breaking News: Winter K2 Summit Push is ON

Angela Benavides

14/03/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers

Hoping to beat both the conditions and the approaching equinox, Alex Txikon has started a desperate last push up K2. Nepali climbers Cheppal...

Txikon’s Last Chance for Winter K2

Angela Benavides

13/03/2019

8000ers K2

After an emotional week leading the searching operations on Nanga Parbat, Alex Txikon is back to what he calls "home" -- not the green hills...

Gone but Not Forgotten: Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard

Ash Routen

12/03/2019

8000ers Climbing Winter 8000ers

"It was the most extraordinary human and alpinist experience I’ve ever had... because it spared my life, it let me taste its violence and it...

Bodies Found, Nanga Parbat Search Ends

Jerry Kobalenko

09/03/2019

8000ers

Daniele Nardi's team has posted a final message on the climber's Facebook page, stating that the search for Nardi and his partner, Tom Balla...

Winter K2 Wins Again: It’s Over for Pivtsov’s Team

Angela Benavides

08/03/2019

8000ers K2

They climbed in the toughest conditions, endured hurricanes and freezing cold and launched one push after another as soon as conditions ...

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